I know I complain when I get colds, especially when they seem to go on forever, but I still get on with my day. But so many people seem to be having time off for the smallest things - a cold, a sore neck. I can't remember the last time I had time off work, certainly it hasn't been in the last 6 years.
I've worked with people who start laying the groundwork for a few days off sick a couple of days in advance, and you know exactly what they are doing.
I have days when I struggle to wash my hair because I can't hold my arms above my shoulders for more than a few seconds at a time. But I just get on with it and go to work.
I have occasional episodes during the day when I suddenly feel drained and cannot talk without slurring my words, and cannot walk in a straight line making me appear drunk. These episodes last about 15 minutes and then as fast as they come on, they go, but again, I just get on with it.
I have panic attacks, mostly in the middle of the night, which last a couple of hours at a time, they wake me and I can't go back to sleep as I am convinced that if I lay down I will stop breathing. Recently I have started having them during the day as well. But I still just get on with my work day.
I have days when I shake for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
Am I the oddity? Getting on with my day as normal regardless of how I feel? Should I start taking time off whenever I feel under the weather?
Some people go way over the top when they're a little bit poorly....It annoys me too.
ReplyDeleteIf everybody took a day off when they felt the tiniest bit ill nothing would be done.
I don't think you are being too hard at all.....This is a bit cliche but as a stay at home mum I don't get days off....Even when I'm ill the kids still have to be fed, washed, amused & taken to school.
I think that you aren't being harsh at all - that said, if you need (note the word: need) time off then you should have it. I have just had nine days off work with an infected stomach lining.
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